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Act I - 4655 Quality Ct.
02:30
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When You're Finally Home
03:06
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You can atone
for the things that you’ve done
when you’re finally home
and the feeling is gone
when you're finally home
In the dusk or the dawn
when the shadows are long
everything feels like pain
unbearably so mundane
everything looks like rust
jagged and devious
you can gather dust
wherever you roam
but there's no way to clean it off
unless you're finally home
everything going...
everything's going our way
I got some music and a bottle of Beaujolais
we can dance 'til the moonlight
turns to no light
back to sunlight
you can gather dust
wherever you roam
but there's no way to clean it off
unless you're finally home
when you're finally home
when you're finally home
when you're finally home
when you're finally home
when you're finally home
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3. |
The Edge of an Edge
02:47
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hey,
even if you try
you can’t stop time
and every time
you start to try
you are not able
altogether now
with your magic wands
hey,
I can’t believe we came
all this way
and every day
the stars have stayed
in their locations
it’s hard to wrap my head
around the edge of an edge
goddamn!
too bad there ain’t a diagram
so we can figure out our function
to put a stop to all of this friction
instead of pissing wisdom in the wind
hey,
I know it sounds cliche
but listen to you heart
you shouldn't have to git
a stethoscope kit
to sense vibrations
can you hear the sound
of feather hit the ground?
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my hands are full,
and I got the feeling
that I’m at it alone
like I’m a guest star
in a one man show
But now the best part is
I get to sit front row
hold all my calls
if the phone rings
then tell them all to get lost
I want to guest star
in a one man show
because the best part is
you get to sit front row
entertain myself again
bring the house down
now and then
I’ve practiced all my licks
perfected all my moves
I fleshed out all the dialogue
and memorized my cues
if this is all,
I think I missed the call
I tried to make em happy
but I pissed em off
now I’m a guest star
in a one man show
and the best part is
I get to sit front row
at the curtain call
nobody’s in the hall
the only one to blame
is getting drunk at the bar
and he’s a guest star
in a one man show
and the best part is
he gets to sit front row
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5. |
Nightscape
02:08
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nightscape
when there are shadows around
the moonlight waxing waning philosophical
an ambulance is heading to the hospital
nightscape
it smells like death in the air
skeletons are shuffling down the avenue
and police doing anything they want to do
NIGHTSCAPE!
nightscape,
I ain't waiting for the sun, I swear
I can’t see you thru the blackness
but I know you're there
I can’t see you thru the blackness
but I know you're there
nightscape,
I ain't waiting for the sun, I swear
I can’t see you thru the blackness
but I know you're there
I can’t see you thru the blackness
but I know you're there
I can’t see…I can’t see…
I can’t see…I can’t see…
I can’t see you thru the blackness
but I know you're there
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7. |
Black is Black is Black
03:54
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black is black is black
black is black is black
if I met the devil,
I’d stab him with a pencil
I'd blame him for my shadiness
as if my laziness
wasn't torturous enough
black is black is black
black is black is black
to mitigate the process
first, you calculate your losses
divide it by your date of birth
and every cent your worth
then you toss it in the fire
in the fire
burn, babe…b-burn babe
burn, babe…b-burn
black is black is black
black is black is black
black is black is black
let’s turn it all ashes
from the Santa Fe,
down to the Mandalay
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8. |
Protocol of Dreams
02:34
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thinner than a thread
is the spiderweb
everything you dread
appears in your head
gently down the stream
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of…dreams
met you at the fair
mannequins were there
whisper in my ear
when the coast is clear
dig the color scheme
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
proto…protocol of dreams
well you say that you don’t
but you lie…oh yeah!
well you say that you can’t
well you try…oh yeah!
And you do what you want
Ooh la la la
Ooh la la la la la la
floating through the air
in your underwear
you're not even scared
everyone is there
even Meryl Streep
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of…dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of dreams
protocol of…
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9. |
Lynda
03:25
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somewhere on this planet
made of skin and bones and granite
is a woman who could turn my heart to magma
she is precious and rare
had me walking through the air
till she said goodbye, no I didn't cry,
well, I did a little bit after.
Lynda, when you coming back into town
I was hoping we could fool around
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
Lynda, hope she make it back home to me
cross the Mediterranean sea
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
the days turn to weeks
but the weeks got so bleak
I would stare at the flame in my lighter
and the weeks turned to months
of course I broke down all at once
but I still proclaimed
that a little bitty flame
remained inside her
Lynda, when you coming back into town
I was hoping we could fool around
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
Lynda, hope she make it back home to me
cross the Mediterranean sea
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
what if a wire in my brain came loose?
and if my batteries ran out of juice
a combination of irrational, illogical
a pot of mold at the end of a rainbow.
Lynda, when you coming back into town
I was hoping we could fool around
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
Lynda, hope she make it back home to me
cross the Mediterranean sea
yeah, I’m saving all my love for Lynda
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10. |
Act III - Jade Invaders
01:17
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11. |
A Stranger in Delphi
03:22
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this chick from down south
we started talking,
interlocking very tenderly.
lookin’ in those green eyes
they were electric and
reflected unexpectedly.
“I need your help,” she said.
“I got a glitch in my head.
It’s much too complex
my operating system's
out of rhythm, incorrect.”
she dropped a bombshell
it was a revelation from another galaxy
I don’t believe her
I must be dreamin’ finding meaning in her fantasy.
She cut her wrist and bled
it wasn't blood and she wasn't dead
“I never gave it too much thought
if I’m alive or if I'm not.”
Anything that she may ever need
its crystal clear, I volunteer, made up my mind.
Anytime her circuits overheat
you will find me there
with a can of air, and a backup file
But could I love her?
And could she even love me back?
I think I love her
I think I love her
I think I love her
I think I love her
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12. |
Απολογια
03:19
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Athenian gold, no way will I pay.
drink the poison, and pop the champagne.
my accusers are faulty
παθολογικός ψεύτης
they told it so falsely
I forgot it’s about me
preparing their statements
a flair for beratements
ignoring the truth and the wisdom of ages
while filling their cages
since your inception you’ve heard this deception
you formed a consensus
the tale of man with his head in the Clouds
along with The Birds and The Wasps,
told with comedic intentions
they call me παιδεύω
but I make no pay, yo
you know where this comes from
Chaerephon made an assumption
asking the Pythian Oracle who’s the Athenian know-it-all
She said it was me, then he got on his steed
and told the whole city, the people are gullible
Fountains flow no more
forgive the rich and poor
Athenian gold, no way will I pay.
Drink the poison, and pop the champagne.
while sleeping it off in the prison of Athens
I was struck by a vision foretelling of sadness
the madness from the hands of democratic assassins.
on the third day I’ll suffer my sentence of death
from a chemical in umbelliferous plants.
better cancel my plans at the agora stands
the city that raised me is the city that blamed me.
like flayed meat, they wanna slay me
for contemplating the deities?
The Men of Athens should pay me!
but this is my final lesson
before I lay down to be infinitely rested.
and wherever in heaven we go when we’re 70,
heroes and poets of brevity welcome the lovers of wisdom
like Demeter yearned for Persephone
I have less than a minute left to breathe,
will you promise to pay a debt for me?
Fountains flow no more
forgive the rich and poor
Athenian gold, no way will I pay.
Drink the poison, and pop the champagne.
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13. |
People in the Sandstone
02:55
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Washington and Jefferson
pass me some more medicine
with side a side of venison
for the people in the sandstone
am I day dreaming,
or am I on the moon?
sittin' by the pondscape
gettin' rid of dead weight
trying to find a template
for some structure in the sandstone
am I impatient,
or am I on the sun?
kickin’ up the sagebrush
didn't have to say much
Mesozoic paintbrush
pushin' layers through the sandstone
is this eternal,
or does it turn to dust?
grillin' at the estate
pepper corned red steak
chardonnay smoke break
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14. |
Act IV - The Conclusion
02:07
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